北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit 10 Money Lesson 3-1

[00:03.33]Unit 10 Money Lesson 3 Your money
[00:09.65]When less is more
[00:12.04]What can you do with 5 yuan?
[00:14.39]Not a lot, you may think.
[00:16.20]Well, if buying a bag of candies
[00:18.28]or cookies doesn't appeal to you,
[00:20.52]how about buying a tree instead?
[00:23.20]Yes, a tree along the banks of the Yellow River
[00:26.00]to be exact.

[00:27.83]Every year, approximately¹ 1.6 billion tons
[00:30.96]of soil flows into the Yellow River,
[00:33.66]China's second longest river.
[00:35.90]The soil contains materials to keep the natural
[00:38.28]balance of the area.
[00:39.95]Over time, a lot of soil has been removed,
[00:42.82]which has caused serious erosion² of the land
[00:45.54]along the River.
[00:46.81]In some areas in Shanxi Province,
[00:49.04]this has destroyed almost all the land,
[00:51.54]and has forced many local farmers
[00:53.69]to move to other areas.

[00:56.45]It is a huge job
[00:57.65]to control Yellow River erosion.
[01:00.02]Many people believe this kind of work
[01:02.26]is best done by government
[01:04.02]or international organizations.
[01:06.67]You may agree with this point of view.
[01:08.61]If so, it is time for you to think again.
[01:10.60]

1 approximately   

adv.大约，大致，近乎

参考例句：

• Our English teacher is approximately in her forties.我们英语老师有40岁模样。
• There are approximately one million people in the city.全市人口估计大约有一百万。

2 erosion   

n.腐蚀，侵蚀，磨损，削弱，减少

参考例句：

• The erosion of beach here is serious.这里海岸的腐蚀很严重。
• Drought and soil erosion had long been a major problem.干旱和水土流失一直是个老大难问题。